THE EXECUTIVE DIRECOR ECONOMIC AND ORGANISED CRIME OFFICE vs. IDDRISU ADAM AND 4 OTHERS [2020]DLHC10399

THE EXECUTIVE DIRECOR ECONOMIC AND ORGANISED CRIME OFFICE vs. IDDRISU ADAM AND... [2020]DLHC10399

Date	2020-08-14
Suit No.	SUIT NO. FT/0005/2020
Citation No.	[2020]DLHC10399

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE AFIA SERWAH ASARE-BOTWE (MRS.)

MS. VER ADJEI LED BY MR. ABU ISSAH FOR THE APPLICANT PRESENT

MR. MARTIN KPEBU FOR THE 4TH INTERESTED PARTY

MR. THEOPHILUS CUDJOE FOR THE 3RD INTERESTED PARTY PRESENT

[2020]DLHC10399
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >IN THE MATER OF THE ECONOMIC AND ORGANISED CRIME OFFICE ACT,
2020 (ACT 804)<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;THE EXECUTIVE DIRECOR ECONOMIC AND ORGANISED CRIME OFFICE<o:p></o:p>(APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>IDDRISU ADAM AND 4 OTHERS<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SUIT NO. FT/0005/2020&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE:
14TH AUGUST,
2020<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MS. VER ADJEI LED BY MR. ABU ISSAH FOR THE
APPLICANT PRESENT<o:p></o:p>MR. MARTIN KPEBU FOR THE 4TH
INTERESTED PARTY<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

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3RD INTERESTED PARTY PRESENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE AFIA SERWAH ASARE-BOTWE (MRS.)<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

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</div>&nbsp;This is Ruling on a preliminary legal
objection to an application on notice brought for and on behalf of the Republic
seeking an order for the Joinder of the interested parties set out above,
namely;<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Frederick Okoro,<o:p></o:p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Hamza Tanko,<o:p></o:p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Rose Odametey,<o:p></o:p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Haria Rufai. <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;THE
ANTECEDENTS OF THIS CASE:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The
facts of the case are that the Accused person, now at large, was first arraigned before this
Court on the 3rd of November, 2017. That charge sheet was withdrawn
and a new charge sheet filed on the 16th of November, 2017 was
substituted and his plea taken again on the same day. That charge sheet was
subsequently withdrawn. Eventually, on the 19th of March, 2018, another
charge sheet filed on the 16th of March, 2018 substituted therefor.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;In all cases, the
accused pleaded not guilty to the charges. <o:p></o:p>